| When in the market for an engagement ring, the | | | | you start off your lives together with a mountain |
| question of how much you should spend will | | | | of debt. You want to put yourself in the most |
| inevitably come up. Although there is no definitive | | | | favorable financial situation you can, so spend |
| answer, there are some guidelines you can use to | | | | what you can afford and nothing more. The |
| help you decide on a budget. This article will | | | | temptation to get a huge, expensive ring will be |
| address some of the things you can consider to | | | | there, but you have to control that urge to avoid |
| determine how expensive the ring should be. | | | | getting over your head in debt. |
| One of the benchmarks people commonly use is | | | | The engagement ring price does not reflect how |
| two or three months worth of the man's salary. | | | | much you love your girlfriend and should not be |
| They say this is a good starting point for figuring | | | | looked at that way. The sooner you understand |
| out how much to spend. This can be helpful as a | | | | that she'll be happy with a ring, any ring, because |
| guide, but it's important to consider your individual | | | | of what it symbolizes more than anything, the |
| situation as the most important determinant. | | | | sooner you'll be able to go shopping with a large |
| For instance, if the scale above says you should | | | | burden off your chest. Get a ring that she'll be |
| spend about ten thousand dollars on the ring (5k | | | | happy with, but do it with financial responsibility. |
| per month x 2 months) but you've been saving | | | | For some guys, the size and price of the ring is a |
| for a couple years and have an extra five | | | | reflection of their manhood. It takes a bigger man |
| thousand dollars you want to spend then by all | | | | to spend what he can afford with the intention of |
| means buy a more expensive engagement ring. | | | | being in a better position to financially support his |
| The key is to use the recommendations as | | | | soon-to-be wife and eventual family. Don't let the |
| guidelines and not as hard and fast decision | | | | pressure of keeping up with the high rollers or |
| makers. | | | | impressing others determine what you should |
| The last thing you want to do when buying an | | | | spend on an engagement ring. Don't be cheap, but |
| engagement ring is spend more than you can | | | | there's no need to clear out the savings either. |
| comfortably afford because what happens then is | | | | |